1579
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Tenshô 7 (天正七年)
Timeline of 1579
- 1579/5/11 Construction of Azuchi castle completed; it becomes Oda Nobunaga's primary residence.
- 1579/5/27 Nobunaga presides over the 'Azuchi Religious Debate', between representatives of Nichiren and Jôdo-shû. Declares Jôdo the winners, and orders three prominent Nichiren monks killed.
- 1579/6/13 Takenaka Hanbei dies.
- 1579/8/29 Assassination of Tsukiyamadono.
- 1579/9/15 Tokugawa Nobuyasu commits seppuku.
Other Events of 1579
- Chinese investiture envoys travel to Ryûkyû for the investiture of King Shô Ei.
- Oda Nobunaga defeats the Môri and Murakami clans in the second battle of Kizugawaguchi.
- The first Raku wares are produced.
- A plaque reading Shurei no kuni ("Land of Propriety") is hung at the gate to Shuri Castle; the gate subsequently comes to be known as the Shureimon.
- Alessandro Valignano, Jesuit "visitor" (supervisor), arrives in Japan.
- The Protestant northern provinces of the Netherlands unite to form the United Provinces.
Births and Deaths
- Karasumaru Mitsuhiro is born (d. 1638).
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